19 May
2014
19 May
'14
4:26 p.m.
On 05/19/2014 01:34 PM, Enrico Lazzerini wrote:
Hi, I have an old IBM 5170 with motherboard Type 1
without any old hard
drive.
I could can also reprogram the EPROM system to enter different geometries of
disks, but was wondering, how could I possibly replace the disc with a
cf-IDE40 adapter like this:
http://www.idotpc.com/TheStore/pc/catalog//products/accessories/cfide401big.
jpg
<http://www.idotpc.com/TheStore/pc/catalog/products/accessories/cfide401big.
jpg> Thanks for any suggestions.
You're going to need an ISA IDE adapter with its own BIOS to use with an
IDE drive or an IDE-to-CF card adapter (Promise made some of those).
You might also be able to use a BIOS-less IDE adapter if you use a DDO
(dynamic driver overlay).
Here's another option:
http://www.lo-tech.co.uk/wiki/XT-CF-lite
Note that you'll still need a floppy controller.
Hope this helps,
Chuck